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University of Antwerp, Belgium
10-11 September 2009
Conference Chair:
- Dirk Van Dyck, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Programme Chair:
- Johan Braet, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Keynote Speakers:
- Magnus Klofsten, Linköping University, Sweden “Managing the early development of ventures – key aspects”
- Paul Verhaert, Verhaert Space, Belgium
Call for Papers, Posters, Round Table Proposals, Practitioner Contributions and Product Demonstrations
Mini track on Innovation in Emerging Market Economies
Track chair:
- Catherine L Wang, School of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London
The emerging market economies, such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, Egypt, Mexico, South Africa, Poland, South Korea and Turkey, have become the driving force behind the global economy. The rapid growth of these markets presents lucrative opportunities as well as challenges for large multinational companies in the West. Seizing these opportunities require companies to rethink how they operate in emerging markets to adapt to the local business systems and to customise products to meet the unique preferences of customers in each market. Often, this requires companies to acquire a new set of skills and competences and reconfigure business processes, organisational structures and governance models.
The emerging markets also provide a platform for domestic companies to take off. However, many of them face the pressures from heightened competition as the markets are opened up to foreign firms. Increasingly, domestic companies are required to build their innovative capabilities in order to move up the global value chain. The collaboration between foreign and domestic companies has also taken a new light, moving towards more sophisticated and high value adding activities, including Research and Development (R&D).
This mini track seeks high quality papers exploring the key issues pertinent to the development of innovation theory and practice in the context of emerging markets economies. Both theoretical and empirical papers based on a wide range of methodologies (qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods) are welcome.
Topics include, but are not restricted to, the following areas of interest:
- The impact of structural, regulatory and market reform on the national innovation system
- Innovation networks and industry cluster
- The university-business collaboration on innovation
- Industry evolution and market dynamism
- R&D outsourcing and collaboration
- Technology adoption and diffusion
- Organising for global innovation
- Knowledge, absorptive capacity and innovation
- New product development and speed to market
- Collaboration in new product development
- Business process innovation
- Firms’ innovation capabilities and capability building
- Cross-country or cross-industry comparison
Publication opportunity
Papers accepted for the conference will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration. The proceedings have an ISBN and ECEI proceedings are listed in the Thomson ISI Index Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP/ISI Proceedings) and the Thomson Index to Social Sciences & Humanities Proceedings (ISSHP).
Authors whose papers are selected for conference presentations will also be invited to submit their papers to the European Journal of Innovation Management. The editorial scope and authors’ guidelines of the journal can be found at the following website: http://info.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=ejim
As well as full academic papers, the following submissions are welcomed:
- Research in Progress; Researchers may submit current projects whilst they are still in progress.
- Case Study Submissions; Submissions should be written to publishable standards.
- Poster Submissions; Welcomed in any of the areas identified in the call for papers.
- Round Table Proposals; Topical subjects proposed for discussion.
- Practitioner Contributions; Contributions, either presentations or demonstrations, from individuals and organisations working in the field. Presentation submissions should follow the abstract submission process. For product demonstrations, please submit a proposal of 200-300 words describing a research facilitation product you would like to demonstrate and the audience it serves. Proposals should be sent as an email attachment to Sue Nugus not later than 9 April 2009. Demonstrations themselves are expected to be approximately 15 minutes in length.
Submission details
Abstract details: All submission types require a 300-500 word abstract in the first instance, to be received by 19 February 2009. Please read the guidelines at http://academic-conferences.org/abstract-guidelines.htm
Submission: Only accepted by online form submission at http://academic-conferences.org/ecei/ecei2009/ecei09-abstract-submission.htm.
Full paper: Only required for academic submissions once the abstract has been selected, no more than 5,000 words to be received 9 April 2009. Papers should be submitted as .doc or .rtf file attachments by email to the Conference Manager, Elaine Hayne at elaine.hayne@academic-conferences.org
All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of the conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has been followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced.
Important dates
Abstract submission deadline: 19th February 2009
Notification of abstract acceptance: 26 February 2009
Full paper due for review: 9 April 2009
Notification of paper acceptance (subject to any requested changes): 18 June 2009
Earlybird registration closes: 02 July 2009
Final paper due (with changes): 16 July 2009
Final author registration date: 6 August 2009